Driveres from GTX960 to GTX1060

[dddmaniac]

Hello,

At the moment I'm using the GTX960, today has arrived my new GPU GTX1060. So I have a question.

Do I need to uninstall the actual Nvidia drivers (which are up to date) and all the stuff before installing the GTX1060?

Or should I just switch them without uninstalling/installing the drivers? I've heard that the Nvidia software will detect the new card and apply the correct drivers, but I'm not sure with this.

Thanks!

 

[feelinfroggy777]

You don't have to uninstall the 960 drivers, but there may be in issue if you don't. So I would.

Use this DDU tool to remove all of the 960 drivers. Then swap out the 960 and the 1060 and upload the current 1060 drivers.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

[dddmaniac]

You don't have to uninstall the 960 drivers, but there may be in issue if you don't. So I would.

Use this DDU tool to remove all of the 960 drivers. Then swap out the 960 and the 1060 and upload the current 1060 drivers.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

There is any good tutorial for how to do it?

 

[photonboy]

above is fine, though I think cards that close in release would be bundled under the same driver package anyway.

If it was me I'd still do this:

1) DDU, then
2) start NVidia driver install but choose CUSTOM-> CLEAN option (to remove remaining files/settings)

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Just download the DDU tool and install it. Run the DDU and select Clean and Shutdown (for installing a new graphics card) option in the menu and you should be good to go. The trick is to let the DDU do all the work

 

[aquielisunari]

You don't have to uninstall the 960 drivers, but there may be in issue if you don't. So I would.

Use this DDU tool to remove all of the 960 drivers. Then swap out the 960 and the 1060 and upload the current 1060 drivers.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

There is any good tutorial for how to do it?

If this were a switch from AMD to Nvidia I would consider a complete driver uninstall with something like DDU.

Going from Nvidia to Nvidia won't cause an issue. I wouldn't complicate the issue by an uninstall. I've done it before (970 to 1080 Ti) and I'll probably do it again.

 

[dddmaniac]

Just download the DDU tool and install it. Run the DDU and select Clean and Shutdown (for installing a new graphics card) option in the menu and you should be good to go. The trick is to let the DDU do all the work

So I have to:

a) download and install DDU (shall not uninstall anything of nvidia software and drivers?)
b) launch DDU, then select "Clean and Shutdown"
c) switch the GPU to GTX1060
d) start the computer and install newest Nvidia software and drivers (clean option?)

I'm right with the procedure?

 

[dddmaniac]

Going from Nvidia to Nvidia won't cause an issue. I wouldn't complicate the issue by an uninstall. I've done it before (970 to 1080 Ti) and I'll probably do it again.

Do you mean that nothingof DDU is needed in this case?

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Going from Nvidia to Nvidia won't cause an issue. I wouldn't complicate the issue by an uninstall. I've done it before (970 to 1080 Ti) and I'll probably do it again.

Do you mean that nothingof DDU is needed in this case?

What he means is you probably wont have any issue just swapping the GPU. I have done it before too and did not have an issue either. But if you want to make sure that the drivers are good to go, then use the DDU tool. If after you make the swap and you have a driver corruption issue, then you can use the DDU too uninstall the corrupted drivers at that time if there is an issue.